US department store Nordstrom has opened a 320,000sqft store in the world’s tallest residential building, Central Park Tower in New York. The five-storey store was designed by the firm in collaboration with James Carpenter Design Associates with two…
Australian stationery brand Kikki.K has partnered with product development and design industry leader, Gartner Studios, to accelerate its growth across the USA and Canada. The retailer is currently housed at 78 Nordstrom stores in the USA and 81 Indigo stores…
Six-year-old Melbourne design brand Elliatt has opened its first-ever own-brand store – not in Australia, not in an established market of the West, but in China. However, it did use its home city’s most famous sporting event, the Melbourne Spring Racing…
The planned Nordstrom privatisation has taken a step forward with the US department store’s founding family appointing private-equity firm Leonard Green & Partners to help manage the process. According to US news reports the Nordstrom family is working with…
After the Japanese apparel retailer decided to open its first shop in Canada, Uniqlo Canada COO Yasuhiro Hayashi visited Toronto every month for nearly a year. During each visit he would spend the week taking notes on what people were wearing. “I didn’t…
After a slight uptick in performance at the close of last year, Ralph Lauren sales have tumbled. Compared to 2015 – when total revenues declined by 5 per cent, wholesale by 9 per cent, and retail by 3 per cent – the latest sales figures are decidedly weak. In…
Japanese lifestyle retailer Uniqlo Canada is close to opening its first two stores, in Toronto. Uniqlo Canada COO Yasuhiro Hayashi says the autumn collection to feature at the stores has special technology to provide warmth in Canada’s icy winter. The brand’s…
Luxurious division retailer Nordstrom has agreed to promote its bank card portfolio to Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Financial institution. The deal covers Nordstrom’s branded Visa bank card and personal label bank card portfolios within the US. The financial…